High cross-family transferability of microsatellite markers developed for the snow crab, Chionoecetes opilio (Fabricius, 1788)

• Published in: Crustaceana
• Main Authors: Kang, Jung-Ha, Park, Jung-Youn, Kim, Yi-Kyung, Choi, Jung-Hwa, Ko, Hyun-Sook
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: unknown
• Published: Brill 2013
• Subjects: Animal Science and Zoology; Aquatic Science; Miers; Chionoecetes opilio; Snow crab
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/15685403-00003237; https://brill.com/view/journals/cr/86/11/article-p1354_6.xml; https://data.brill.com/files/journals/15685403_086_11_S06_text.pdf

Of the seven species in the genus Chionoecetes (family Oregoniidae), the snow crab Chionoecetes opilio (Fabricius, 1788) is one of the most important commercial crustacean species along with its relative, the red snow crab C. japonicus Rathbun, 1932. Despite restrictions allowing male-only capture a...